Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20
NATIONAL S0L0NS.
WHAT Gun SENATORS AND REPRE-
sIKTArlvFs ARE DOING.
The yiueatioa oueption-Internal Reve'
nue. Repeal and It's Prospects
Personal and Postal
FROM cur Eoee,ar Correspondent

FROM eur Eocclar Correspondent
WASHINGTON. January l9.-Mr Nor
rison. m order 90 consume time ana
carry tho question over beyond the
timc in which II could be considered,
moved 20 reconsider the vote Of yester-
dav bv which the House refused to
tohlc The motion 70 fix a day for the
consolidation az the Grain education
Hill. On this Mr. Willis moved to lay
that motion on the table. The result
was announced ayes. J62; noes -.
Tl,,r, wes great confusion as Springer
nroroeed Ia refer the resolution to the
9o,nm;ttcc on Rules. The ayes and
nos. having been ordered on the pre-
,.;o,,s ou,stion the vote resulted ~ to
81 Springer moved to reconsider the
vote. lie then made a series OF diver
sions "a Kill time.
Tbc ruling Of the Speaker this after
noon and the spirit of the friends OF
tho measure taken in connection,
would seem 60 make it pretty sue that
the education I'LL is not giitttrmg
rcucralitv or "thc sound OF voice
that is still" Mr. Willis and MAJOR
Daniel ere both very determined men
The bill is BASED on sales OF pubic
lands. and differs in material respects
from that of Biair. A. the provisions
have been often published, it is hardly
necessary To rostate ia m here.
INTERNAL EtIENUE.
Trjcf interviews OF the internalrey-
cnuc question develop tie fact that
some Of the friends OF reduction are
becoming more confident Colonel
Cowlcs SAWS the outlook Is more sltls-
factory. I've have made important
acccssions," was his statement. Ran
daT talks fair" Mr. Skinner says:
eve put the Republicans III this di-
lemma: they must vote either 20 con
sidcr the Morrison hill or our PROPOSE
ticn." Another member states tins
positjvely: There viii he no motion
modr this week" Mr.. Henderson, and
not Mr.. Skinner. is the North Carolina
m,mbcr Of the conference committee.
n WIS 80 decided at Mr.. SINNERS
instance. hc having bcen Unsupported.
Colonel Cabcll represents Virginia and
Mr.. Tllman South Carolina on this
committee. Vi is understood that TO-
bacco has the best chance for repeal or
rcducaion of any Of the taxed internal
products. This is because the whiskey
men are afraid 70 reduce the brandy
faxes lest the untnXod brandies should
have on the market the advantage OF
hcavily-taxcd whiskIcs
Dir. Anderson, Of Kansas says that
not % percent of the Republicans west
Of Indiana will vote to lay aside the
Morrison bill for thepurpose of consid-
cring iutornalrcvcuue measures, or vote
iur any such measures.
DAwEs'S ELECTION.
member of the Massachusetts
delegation, 70 personal and political
friend Of senator Dawes, said TO a
friend of mind this afternoon that he
knew TINT money had been used in re-
clcctinC MIR. Dawes, and that ne could
furnish names, amounts, and otherpar-
ticulars. These. or some of them, were
communicated. and are held by my IN
formant The few who know Of the mat
Ter say that it should be, and probably
would be. investigated The whole
case will probably bc published in Bos-
ton tomorrow.
The estimate Of one hundred millions
Eorthc first year under the two new pen
sion bills is made by gentlemen who
have been tiguringup the expense.
NEWPORT NEWS.
Before the subcommittee of the
Commerce Committee, consisting of
Mcesrs. O'Fcrrall, Hudd. and Davis,
and Of which Colonel O'Ferrall ischair
man. arguments were resumed in the
matter Of the customs and Newport
News General Williams G. Wickham
and Hon John II. Harris appeared in
favor Of House Bill No. l0347, which
proposes new division by which New
port News shall be taken out Of
the Norfolk-Portsmouth district. OPP
posing speeches were made by
Mayor Myers. Of Norfolk, and
Hon. Mr. Bowdcn. The matter was
postponed until tomorrow, when
further arguments VIII be heard. In
letter tO Chairman Reagan Secretary
Manning suggests that section 2jj2 of
the Revised Statutes, rs amended 10y
the act of June II, 1882, be amended
So "a to comprise all the waters and
shores within the state OF Virginia
southwark of the district of Yorktown
and not included in the districts of Pc
dcrsburg aud Richmond Mr.. De
Clay, cx-collcctor, was present at the
hearing.
PERsOSAL.
The recent appointment of Bowles rs
postmaster IN place ot Beard ut HEX
ory WA not Il removal. Boards time
had expired. The latter had acted ut
fhc last two elections with the Demo
Cmts
The Senate having refused to concur
in the House amendment to the Viii
nington pubhc-buildng bill, the qucs-
ton is in conference. Malone, Vest,
and Ransom arr the Senate confcTecs.
Messrs Dibblc, Johnston, and Holman
the House cOnfcuecs.
Mr. Brady has presented the petition
of General Daniel RugGles, Of Frede-
ncksburg. asking Congress to appropn-
ate 500, 600 to be expended in develop
ing his system for producing rainfall
and resisting cyclones and tonadoes.
The document is well worn and very
elaborate.
Judge Bennett presented the petition
of the Pee Dee Manufacturing Com
panv. of Rockingham, recently pre-
scented in the Senate 10y Senator Vance,
and which asks for the repeal of the IN
tclnal-reycnue laws.
Mr.. Tucker has presented the memo
rial Of James Browning superintendent
of the National cemetery at Stanton,
asking for an appropriation for road
10 the cemetery.
POSTAL
A new post-oilice has been established
nj Maple, Monongalia county, West
Nirginm, Simon l.. White, postmaster.
Shoe Heel, North Carolina, has been
changed 30 MaXtoh, after the numerous
Macs Scotch i'll that community.
Lane s. Branham has been com
missioned postmaster at Pond Gap,
West Virginia
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